Standing Up for Women and Families
From preserving the right to choose to fighting to keep families together, JB has worked to support women and families across Illinois.
- Enshrined reproductive rights in state law, protecting the freedom of choice from the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court
- Required abortions to be treated like any other medical procedure for insurance purposes
- Expanded access to birth control, making Illinois the second state in the Midwest to require that birth control be made available through pharmacists and without a doctor’s visit
- Expanded health care for children and pregnant women
- Enhanced protections for domestic violence survivors from retaliation by their abusers and provided funding to domestic violence shelters across the state
- Signed comprehensive legislation to prevent sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace and protect victims who come forward
- Strengthened the Illinois Equal Pay Act to ensure equal pay for equal work
- Awarded the first de novo charter in 10 years to a unique, nation-first bank operated and owned by women, focused on lifting up women-owned small businesses
- Raised minimum teacher salaries and strengthened the pipeline for recruitment of new educators
- Increased death benefits for families of fallen first responders
- Protected immigrant families by standing up to Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant policies
- Eliminated the years-long backlog of rape kit evidence to deliver justice to victims more quickly
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